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Monday, April 22, 2013

Profile of Father Greg Boyle, founder
of Homeboy Industries in East Los Angeles and author of “Tattoos of
the Heart,” is a story about second chances; Every screening begins
with a 3-minute short film from GE FOCUS FORWARD and is
followed by a pre-taped Q&A with Ms. Mock

Written and directed by Academy
Award®-winning filmmaker Freida Mock (Maya Lin: A Strong Vision),
G-DOG is the remarkable story about the charismatic visionary
Father Greg Boyle, Jesuit priest and unlikely gang expert who rescues
tough street kids through the largest, most successful gang
intervention program in the U.S.: Homeboy Industries.

G-DOG’s theatrical release in
up to 15 U.S. markets kicks-off Cinedigm’s (NASDAQ: CIDM) new
DOCURAMA multi-platform film brand and inaugural series of national
theatrical screening events. The DOCURAMA film series will roll out 7
award-winning documentary films in 7 weeks, from April 22 through
June 16.

G-DOG will screen in Cleveland
at Cedar Lee on Thursday, April 25 at 7:00 PM and Saturday, April 27
at 11:00 AM.

With a motto of “Jobs not Jails”
Father Greg built this successful non-profit institution in Los
Angeles from scratch. Today, though it faces enormous financial
challenges each month, Homeboy Industries and its thriving Homegirl
Café offer not only a refuge but a life-changing environment that
puts these young people on a new path in life. And it has become a
global model for turning kids away from gang life and toward a future
of hope.

G-DOG was voted one of the
Audience Favorites in the People’s Choice Awards at its World
Premiere at Toronto’s Hot Docs International Festival, the Aspen
Film Festival, and the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival.
The film had its U.S. premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
G-DOG was selected by the US State Department as one of 25 films for
its American Film Showcase this year to tour US Embassies around the
world for cultural diplomacy.

Father Greg Boyle’s book Tattoos On
the Heart is a New York Times Bestseller and PEN USA Winner for Best
Creative Nonfiction.

In partnership with GE FOCUS
FORWARD-Short Films, Big Ideas, a curatorial program inspired by GE’s
vision of innovative people being the catalyst for world change,
DOCURAMA will present a 3-minute short documentary with each feature
film that has a complementary theme or subject matter. Panmela
Castro, by filmmaker Heloisa Passos, will be shown before every
screening of G-DOG. Born and raised in the outskirts of Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, Pamela is the president of Nami Network, a feminist
organization that promotes women's rights through graffiti-art. Every
screening of G-DOG will be followed by a pre-taped Q&A
with the director.